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Trainee associate psychological practitioner Eleanor Newton. Photo by Steve Pendrill.
They are offering one to one sessions with individuals referred by their GP and they are reaching out to community groups to run wellbeing sessions in which they offer techniques in understanding and managing symptoms.
They are also working with clinicians to help improve the support offered to patients with a range of long term physical health conditions such as diabetes.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dr Miranda Budd of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust said: “We shouldn’t leave people to deteriorate before they get help; in general practice settings, you can make big changes soon after the onset of symptoms, it can be more difficult when these symptoms grow and become entrenched.